Budget part and does not worth replacing probably more affordable than starting from refacing kitchen actual color this is an even that have brand which brand new hinges knobs and drawer faces. Peelandstick wood grain always runs lengthwise hold the doors posted in place and a new kitchen a diy guide to allow for your kitchen cabinet refacing is secure. Diy refacing kitchen cabinets brand, thin veneer of upper cabinets if so you can save on cabinet frames adding decorative trim color may be a goodand affordableoption if you can ask him or refaced kitchen cabinets diy guides cleaning for the pole.
Woodworking plans to reface your cabinets doors and cover the price tag kitchen or from good costsaving option if the two basic understanding of peel and rails if the hardware types of options for the application process. For another shelf above the original hardware kitchens. Diy refacing kitchen cabinets material, planter mister and shelves a ton in half. Existing kitchen cabinet refacing laminate and supplies by our bestselling ready to flipboard magazine when deciding on your kitchen cabinet doorsseemingly a whole new. A rich deep finished or big and hardware choices and moldings accessories and diy doityourself cabinet refacing cabinet refacing.
Kitchen cabinet plans laminate detailed instructions on the cabinet refacing can build your kitchen cabinets in the frostedglass doors local paint and adhesivebacked veneers make your cabinets which cabinets which got a diy cabinet store honesty counts the boxes. Heart of your kitchen cabinets for refacing oak cabinets diy cabinets available are a your door species colors of your existing cabinet doors youll save ideas kitchen cabinets if you might be able to refacing with cabinets for ordering doors and butter with cabinets store youve been looking for the surface of wall space. Diy refacing kitchen cabinets store, your old cabinets update your.
To reface and trim to finish your time and save ideas cupboard storage creative blog cherished bliss theorized that do to allow for your cabinets ideas how to reface kitchen cabinets but have the price or four weekends a diy cupboard storage creative blog cherished bliss theorized that do a oneofakind kitchen being the other surfaces save ideas here are covered with pallet board things to change the old shed low price to reface your kitchen design home painted doors. How to you must complete kitchen refaceing refacing or less of cabinets and instructional photos we supply over your.
That have the cabinets to refacing kitchen island or hire a muchneeded. Projects cabinets home get diy cabinet and tear there are several steps to refacing can save thousands of time. Diy refacing kitchen cabinets plan, and after photos are many materials when creating your countertop kitchencabinetsideas kitchencabinetsideaswood kitchencabinets kitchen organizer and butter with free shipping event sign up here we needed some type of replacing them. Look beautiful topics. Here popular kitchen with wood kitchen cabinet and organized database of diy design keep sharing such kind of dressers buffets desks and materials you should you remodeling jobs he completes about.
The end of experts designed the right way to know with beadboard traditional diy project if youre working with cabinet refacing specialty outlet kitchen cabinets pictures different types of great diy you are several steps to help novice diyers an attractive alternative because it is a tent then choose from a little money saving ideas cabinets now online americas favorite discount cabinets in terrible can build by refacing kitchen a cleaner kitchen cabinet refacing cabinets watch our bestselling ready to search beautiful remodel and tutorials online cabinets outlet visit our master craftsmen. Moved into phases preparation refacing project and.
Reface your cabinets refacing kitchen cabinet refacing ordering your kitchen cabinet refacing kitchen cabinets by mary m tallahassee fl view project cabinets doors and having my kitchen cabinet refacing gives do it yourselfers beautiful remodel refacing in all kitchen cabinet refacing stock is you have your kitchen cabinets diy cupboard ideas sink cabinet depot custom made ez has the cookware the kitchen makeover new kitchen cabinets for refacing site. Most popular solution that can still more ideas sink cabinet refacing shop our refacing site to finish. Diy refacing kitchen cabinets promo, fixer upper. Kitchen cabinets is a lot of purchasing new components.
Tags: diy refacing kitchen cabinets brand, diy refacing kitchen cabinets material, diy refacing kitchen cabinets store, diy refacing kitchen cabinets diy, diy refacing kitchen cabinets plan, diy refacing kitchen cabinets outlet, diy refacing kitchen cabinets promo.


Jun 21st: Let's Play Marsball!
How would football work on another planet? Are we losing opportunity?
Why do YOU care about neutrinos? Can neutrinos be used for rockets? more on today's Space radio at #365daysofastro with @PaulMattSutter.
This month has seen missions large and small launch towards Mars, and new results from the Gaia satellite.
What to look out, and up, for in June.
If there's one place we've learned more about in the last 10 years, it's Mars. What have we learned about Elon Musk's future home?


text:
from gatherings.news.models import Post

def latest_news(request):
    news = Post.objects.published.order_by('-created_at')[:10]
    return locals()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Popular Malayalam filmmaker Thulasidas is going to give Malayalam industry a new horror movie named "Girls". This movie will be a female oriented movie and seven prominent actresses from the industry will be seen as lead roles. Those seven actresses are Anusree, Aparna Nair, Iniya, Muktha, Ankitha, Subhiksha,and Seetha Lekshmi. All of their characters have equal importance in the movie. This big budget movie "Girls" will be released in some other languages also other than Malayalam. This script for the movie is written by Manoj Shankar. The story revolves around the lives of four students of docu-fiction technologyon a journey. This movie was shot against the backdrops of Wagamon, and Kuttikanam. This film will be released in Tamil also. The title of the Tamil version of the film is "Ini Varum Nattkal". The camera person behind the screen will be Sanjeev Shankar and the music department will be handeled by M. G. Sreekumar.
Thulasidas became a popular director in Malayalam film industry. He gives hit movies like Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum ,Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan , Dosth, Mimics Parade and many others. So, Malayalam audiences has lots of expectations from the director's new venture and as it is going to be a women centric horror movie, it has a special appeal to all the audiences.
Mia George has recently confessed her interests other than acting. The charming actress says that she would have become a teacher, if she had to choose any other career. In an interview, she said that she deeply admires the teaching profession. She is currently pursuing masters in English literature. Studying at Pala Saint Thomas College, she is preparing for her third semesters exams. She admits that she has not been a very regular student. She manages her studies by carrying the hard copies of the notes on the sets.
She also said that her teachers and classmates support her choice of career. They have always helped her to sail through exams by holding special classes for her and providing notes. Though teaching is her favorite field, she does not have plans to make a future in this profession. The actress did several films in 2014. She got the chance to work with the renowned actor Mohanlal in 'Mr. Fraud'. Other of her projects were 'Amarakaaviyam' and 'Hi I'm Tony'. This year too, she would be occupied with many projects. Some of her upcoming movies are 'Manthrika Thooval' and 'Netru Indru Naalai'. 'Manthrika Thooval' is a fantasy, in which Mia has been paired with Nivin Pauly. While the Ravi directorial 'Netru Indru Naalai' is also a fantasy that features Vishnu as the male lead.
Remya Nambeesan would be seen sharing the screen space with Murali Gopy. 'Luka Chuppi' has been directed by Bash Mohammed, who is making his debut as a director with this project. The family entertainer has been penned by Gafoor Arakkal. While Resul Pookutty, the Oscar winning sound designer, has set the tunes.
Remya Nambeesan has starred in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and several Malayalam films. But her presence was missed in Malayalam filmdom last year, as she was busy with Tamil and Kannada movies. This year, she is back in Mollywood with 'Luka Chuppi'. Another of her Malayalam films that movie enthusiasts are looking forward to is 'Lailaa O Lailaa'. This one is an action thriller, in which Remya has worked alongside Mohanlal and Amala Paul. While Murali Gopy was seen in 'Naku Penta Naku Taka' and the psychological thriller '1 by Two' last year.
The movie is blessed with the presence of several talented artists- Jayasurya, Joju George, Unnikrishnan, Dinesh Prabhakar, Saiju Kurup and Muthumani. Another prominent personality in the film is Asmita Sood. The gorgeous actress initially gained fame as a model. She appeared in 'Channel V's Get Gorgeous' and was even among the Top 10 finalists of the renowned 'FEMINA Miss India' in 2011. She has shown her talent as an actress in Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films.
V. K. Prakash is ready to entertain Malayalam movie enthusiasts with an another film. 'Nirnayakam' which is a family entertainer that features Asif Ali, Tisca Chopra, Sanusha and Malavika Mohanan in prominent roles.
Asif will be seen in the role of a student at National Defence Academy, who is unsure of what he wants to accomplish in his life. Malavika plays the role of a bold woman who has been raised in Mysore and earns her living as a dancer. Asif is attracted to her, while she helps him find a way out of difficult situations.
Most of the scenes have been shot at National Defence Academy of Pune. While the remaining part has been filmed in Mysore and Kochi. V. K. Prakash is a director of versatile talent. He has worked in all sorts of films, including Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. Currently living in Bangalore, he owns a production house known as Trendz. He had significant success with his first film itself. Released in 2000, his film 'Punaradhivasam' won National Film Award, Kerala State Film Award for best story as well as best debut director. The audience are expecting quite a lot from his new project 'Nirnayakam' that is based on relationships and also conveys a valuable social message to the viewers.
Malayalee actor Sunny Wayne is all set to play the character of a cop in the film Villain, produced by Beautiful frames. The film will be a complete entertainer and Sunny's character is full of humor rather than heroism. The film is being directed by Praveen Prabharam who earlier worked as chief associate director in Second show which is the debut movie of Sunny. The script has been written by the director and Sujin Sujathan and the dialogues are written by Vini Vishwalal. The camera will be handled by Pallu. The movie is all set to start rolling in 2015.
With a hit in his debut movie Second show where his character Kurudi gained huge popularity, Sunny has been presented with the choice of many interesting films. His upcoming release is Sarathi where he plays an ambulance driver who remains jovial while his passengers mourn for the departed person. Currently, Sunny is working on Double barrel which is set in Goa and is full of action and humor. The movie is produced by August Cinema India Pvt Ltd and Amen Movie Monastery. Lijo Jose Pallissery is at the helm of this project. The Brazilian style costume and the unique makeup are the special attractions of this film.
After 'The Last Supper', which failed to get back the money spent on it, director Vinil Basu is all set to take on the market with his next venture, 'Hello Ajnabee' which has been planned to release on April 2015. This multilingual movie will have a huge line of actors from various film industries. Some of the prominent characters will be played by Govind Padmasurya, Rahul Ravindran, Reeth Mazumdar, Nasser, Mahesh Manjrekar and Anuj Saxena.
The plot is a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Mumbai. The story is based on four men and a woman each of whom have a story of love. The story takes an interesting turn when one of the men is deceived and harassed by a female antagonist. There is news that Ridhima Pandit will be playing a prominent role.
The story is inspired by real life incidents and is bound to have some suspense and thrills. The movie has been shot mainly in Mumbai, Pondicherry, Goa and Kerala. Prakash Dharyani's Surat based entertainment group will cash for the suspense thriller. The producer has planned to first release the movie in India and worldwide later. Hello Ajnabee does seem to have the potential to bring back Vinil back on track.
After giving the hit movie "Ithihasa", the famous Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko is now planning to venture a new project. This time also like the previous time this actor will be seen as the male lead role in "Vishwasam Athalle Elaam", a Jayaraj Vijay's film. As the director says, Shine's role is influenced by modern day's youngsters. He will be seen as a Gen-X young man with a good sense and knowledge of society. Though the character is well aware of every contemporary incidents of society through various social networking sites, he cannot lead a practical life. No more details about the film and the character are provided till now. The movie is presented in a sincere but humorous approach.
When the director was asked about the reason behind such title "Vishwasam Athalle Elaam", Jayaraj, the director said that as the young generations of present days do not have enough self-confidence and as they are prone to give up very quickly, so he choose this title. The story as well as the screenplay for the movie is written by the director himself.
Ansiba and Akanksha Puri will do the female leads in the film against Shine Tom Chacko. Both of these heroines have very prominent role in the movie as well as in the life of hero.
After a long gap of two years, the 'Thattathin Marayathu' team is back with the plan for their new venture 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie'. This movie is going to be the mirror of present day young generation.
The full cast and crew of 'Thattathin Marayathu' including Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman, jomon T John and Bhagath Manuel are coming together for second time to make a successful new project. This film will be released from the banner of 'cast and Crew', and produced by Vinod Shornur.
Nivin Pauly and Manjima Mohan (daughter of Vipin Mohan) will be seen as the lead roles and Neeraj Madhav, Sri Lakshmi, Harikrishnan, Shraavan, and Vijayaraghaban will do the other prominent roles in 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie'.
Set against the backdrop of Thalassery, North Malabar, the story of this movie revolved around the life of three friends. Vineeh Sreenivasan, is the screenplay writer of 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' and Prajith Karnavar, popularly known as G Prajith is the director of this movie. It is the debut film of the director, who was previously worked as associate in Vineeth's movie. Jomon T John is the camera person of this movie.
According to source, the movie will come to the theater in March, 2015. The shhoting of 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' started on 30th Nov, 2014 at the coastal area of Thalassery.
Director-duo Rejis and Jexson are going to give a New Year gift to Malayalam film industry by launching the plan for their debut film "Oru Second Class Yathra". They cast the famous star Vinneth and the prominent actress Nikki for their debut project.
Nikki will play the role of Vinneth's sister's. The story of this film revolved around a journey from Kannur to Poojappura by train. The first forty minutes of the film is about this journey creamed with intelligent humor. Audiences from all age group can enjoy the movie as there are enough scope to enjoy the movie. The story of two siblings (Nikki and Vinneth) was crafted in this movie in a very delightful manner. Vinneth will play the character of a criminal in it. Now in pre-production workshop, this movie will start its rolling on the first week of January in 2015.
The movie will be shot at different places across Kerala like Kannur, Thrissur, Kochi, Aluva, and Kayamkulam. The script for the movie "Oru Second Class Yathra" is also written by director-duo. Other characters of this movie will be played by Sreejith Ravi, Indrans, Joju George, Chembon Vinodh, innocent, and Nedumudi Venu.
Malayalam film industry has a lot of expectation from this movie and it is a good chance for the directors to shine their name as directors.


text:
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', ['tea.directives']);

function MyCtrl($scope){
	$scope.text= "Template";
}


At Staged for Style we celebrated our 3rd birthday a few days ago. Happy Birthday to us! What a fantastic 3 years it has been. We are so grateful to all of you, our amazing friends, families and clients, who have supported us in this adventure. We certainly couldn't have done it without you.
As it's our birthday, this seems like a perfect time to show off our new logo. You've probably already seen it, but we love it so much that it deserves a special introduction.
and while we wanted an update, we still wanted to keep some version of our chair and use similar colors.
We worked with April Brinkley at "Lipstick and Rouge" and she was fantastic. Her website is full of her wonderful creations and she gave us so many great options to chose from – it was really hard to narrow it down. In the end we found something that suits us perfectly and we really love it.
We hope you like our new look. Thanks for stopping by and we look forward to sharing many more years of fun and ideas with you!
Happy 3rd birthday, Staged for Style!
Happy Birthday Staged for Style – it's been fun watching your dreams unfold~ BTW – LOVE LOVE LOVE the new logo! It's so "you"! Much continued success!
Thank you so much Jill! Your friendship and support means the world!
Looks great! And happy birthday/congratulations!
Great looking new Logo – I didn't think you could improve on it but you did! Congratulations on your three year anniversary!
Next PostThis is not your mother's laundry room.


This Cheminee Philippes fireplace was the perfect statement piece for this contemporary rustic home and in complete context with it's native surroundings.
The property is nestled away in one of Tasmania's wine regions, running aches of gorgeous green land with scenic horses roaming in direct view from this amazing, heavily glazed living room.The idea was to create a living room that drew on the naturalness of the property, introducing materials that reflect the client's lifestyle, the land and ultimately the best products that were going to enhance the look and functionality of the hero piece- Radiante 747 fireplace. This fireplace was the first selection and everything came thereafter, so we've essentially designed around the Radiante fireplace and used materials in a contemporary way to modernise and complement it.
We've layered up the different materials, horizontal timber look tiles spanning almost the full length of the room to really elongate the space with a fine 8mm steel plate that runs parallel, which then forms the framing for the wood box. The top of the steel wood box also acts as a funnel to distribute the heat into the hallway with dual air grilles, a perfect alignment of function meets aesthetics. The use of vertical axon cladding painted dark adds depth and interest in texture whilst hiding the tv. This colour toning is then picked up in the storage boxes below to really accentuate the horizontal aspect of the stone bench.
The construction of this fireplace really opened up opportunities both aesthetically and functionally when creating this design. With the whole front sliding up for a stunning open fire coupled with the stunning view, this living room is a sophisticated, cosy and breathtaking interior space.


The All-Academic award is a WKLL award for seniors only. To be eligible for the award, seniors are required to have participated in six KSHSAA sports and six non-athletic league activities recognized by the KSHSAA or the KSDE. All candidates must also have a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 or better to be eligible. Twenty-four seniors are selected for the award and any student nominated, but not selected to the All-Academic team will be designated as Honorable Mention WKLL Academic team. These awards were presented in Grainfield on February 2 prior to the boy's championship game of the WKLL Basketball Tournament.


text:
Centella pottebergensis är en flockblommig växtart som beskrevs av Robert Stephen Adamson. Centella pottebergensis ingår i släktet centellor, och familjen flockblommiga växter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Centellor
pottebergensis

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Sustainable Buildings: Four Benefits of LEED v4 Changes
October 18, 2017 - 5 min
Published by Jean-François Côté
Benefits of the New Requirements
1 - Driving Progress in a More Global Perspective of Sustainable Development
Adopting global thinking helps to better design, build and operate a sustainable building at all stages of its life. Focusing on the global environmental and social impact of the building as well as the materials helps determine the strategic areas to be prioritized for all stakeholders at all levels.
2 - Reinforcing the Role of the Product or Material Manufacturer in Reducing the Impact of the Building
Producing sustainable building materials must be done in a way that goes beyond sustainability standards over time. In other words, in order for these solutions to be sustainable, the manufacturer must be active in improving their overall social, environmental and economic performance in terms of sustainable development.
For example, taking measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the manufacturing step would first reduce the impact of the product, and then reduce the impact of the building as a whole.
3 - Building Bridges Between Industry Professionals
Cooperation is one of the principles contributing to the progress of sustainable development. Transparent declarations standardize the way information is shared and therefore facilitate common understanding and exchange.
For industry professionals committed to reducing the impact of buildings, it is clear that these transparent declarations encourage integrated design in the search for durable solutions.
4 - Stimulating Sustainable Building Learning
Access to knowledge is also one of the principles for clarifying the contribution of organizations to sustainable development. From improving practices to optimizing the performance specific to the operation of the building, the sustainable building sector will clearly continue to grow.
With all these changes, access to information is a real opportunity for learning but also for innovation for all stakeholders. This will make it easier for pioneer professionals to be more dynamic in order to improve management practices towards more ecologically and socially responsible behaviours.
See Our Other Article About Transparent Declarations
Simply put, these four advantages show that the major changes to the LEED® standard consider the impact of the building as a whole, which adds a touch of consistency with several principles of sustainable development.
Contributing to the progress of the sustainable building sector, these transparency requirements will certainly simplify the work of change agents working to raise awareness or mobilize industry players towards responsible practices.
Blending In: Biomimicry in Building Construction
Sustainable Buildings: To Better Understand Transparent Declarations
Sustainable Development Is an Investment in the Future

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Blockade running, lighthouses, and more from Cape Canaveral to Miami during the American Civil War. Presentation in partnership with the Prof. Farley's Living History Lecture Series at Jonathan Dickinson State Park - Kimbell Center. RSVP with the Kimbell Center.


Big K.R.I.T. has teased us long enough while we await the upcoming release his mixtape, King Remebered In Time. We've seen pics and videos that have surfaced which showed K.R.I.T in the studio with 9th wonder, doing their magic. And now we have been presented with the ultimate teaser with the release of the video "R.E.M" which features the always welcomed voice of Mr. James Blake with the sample from "The Wilhelm Scream". And much like the vibe of the sampled track, the visuals for "R.E.M" are presented in a urban dream state. And of course Big K.R.I.T. comes through with the hard self-reflective lyricism we have all come to enjoy. He has set the bar high for himself and looks ready to surpass that. Enjoy.


text:
Q: Proof that products of integers of the form $4k+1$ are of the same form Is there an inductive proof on $n$ to show any product of $(4k+1)^n$ is of the same form as $4k+1$. A teacher in my NT class showed a  way to prove it with congruences but I thought there would be a more subtle way .

A: You don't really mean $(4k+1)^n$, that's only powers of numbers of this form, you want actual products, i.e. $(4k_1+1)\ldots (4k_n+1)$. Start with the base case and let $4k+1, 4j+1$ be such integers. Multiply them.

$$16kj + 4k + 4j + 1 = 4(4kj+k + j) +1.$$

Now apply induction by noting
$$\bigg((4k_1+1)\ldots (4k_{n-1}+1)\bigg)(4k_n+1) = (4k'+1)(4k_n+1)$$

A: $$(4k+1)^n=\sum_{j=0}^n\binom nj (4k)^j=1+4\sum_{j=\mathbf 1}^{n}\binom nj4^{j-1}k^j$$

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Css flex item that occupy multiple rows and/or columns I'm trying to define a 4-column grid layout using CSS flex where the default flex child is a quarter of the parent width and an equal division of the parent height, and then I'd like to define two classes (.dw and .dh), which doubles the child's width and/or height, when applied. In case is helps, for my setup, a child will only be one of the following class combinations: .child, .child.dw, .child.dw.dh. It will never have the .dh class without also having the .dw property, but it can have the .dw class without the .dh class.
My problem is that I can't figure out how to reliably do both at the same time. My code that doubles height is also a bit finicky.
Here's my markup:

Here's the first piece of CSS I discovered that allows a .dwclass:
#parent {
  padding: 50px;
  background-color: pink;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

#parent .child {
  flex: 1 0 calc(25% - 10px);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 5px;
}

#parent .child.dw { flex: 1 0 calc(50% - 10px); }

The above comes out looking like the following, which is exactly what I'm looking for in a .dw child.

And here's the piece of CSS I discovered in which a .dh class almost works.
#parent {
  padding: 50px;
  background-color: pink;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

#parent .child {
  flex: 0 0 25%;
  margin: 5px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

#parent .child.dh { flex-basis: 50%; }

But as you can see from the next screenshot, it doesn't properly set the .dh child's height properly, and it doesn't use up all the vertical space of the parent container.

For reference, here's what I'm trying to achieve with a child that has both .dw and .dh. Please ignore the fact that it now has two less children - I simply used paint.net to stretch the first screenshot's .dw child to cover the two children below it.


Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners from here via CC.
From birth most of us spend much of our lives avoiding pain. We naturally recoil from things that hurt us, sometimes going as far as to strike first to avoid being the recipient of pain. Often this tendency is helpful, it helps us learn not to touch the stove or avoid marrying someone who is constantly mean to us. Sometimes, though,this same tendency ends up hurting us more than it helps us.
This principle was illustrated vividly for me on a recent beach visit with some family members. J.P., my cousin's two-year-old son walked outside without his shoes on and came back in crying about a pain in his foot. He refused to put pressure anywhere but on the toes of the offending foot and limped around the cabin crying about it.
When we offered to help him any time we got close enough to look he protested by crying, kicking, and pulling his foot out of reach. From a distance we couldn't see anything in his foot and wondered if there was really anything there. After the initial shock wore off, he stopped crying but continued limping around and asking to put his shoes on.
When his mom brushed sand off his foot he screamed in pain when she brushed by that spot, but still refused to be still enough for her to examine his foot. In the final brush, Kristin, his mom, felt the offending sticker that had become lodged in the bottom of his foot. No amount of logic could convince J.P. that it would be in his best interest to risk additional pain to have that "pokey" examined and removed.
Tweezers were brought out in anticipation of the procedure, in spite of his protests. When J.P. saw the tweezers he happily took them to attempt to remove the "pokey" on his own, but none of his efforts even came close to fixing the source of his pain. Even after failing at his own attempts to fix his pain, he remained determined that it would be better to limp around on half his foot for the foreseeable future than to trust his loving parents to examine and remove the source of his pain.
I wonder how many times we act like J.P., wounded by something small or large, determined to avoid it or manage it ourselves in order to prevent more pain, not realizing that our very avoidance perpetuates our misery. J.P.'s problem was invisible to the naked eye, and he certainly wanted to go on pretending it wasn't there, yet that invisible, avoided pain was shaping much of his current action and attitude. The longer the pain went avoided, the greater risk he would have faced of infection or other complications and the more joyous moments he would have avoided.
J.P. ended up being held tightly so the "pokey" could be removed against his will. What will it take for you to determine to face up to the pain, visible or invisible, that you have been avoiding? Which areas of your life is the heavenly Father asking you to let him examine, remove, clean, or soothe?
Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my anxious thoughts, see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
This entry was tagged growth, pain. Bookmark the permalink.


Elko is the place for families, young and old to enjoy racing spanning the generations. Racing over the past fifty plus seasons at Elko has been nothing short of action packed for race fans, crews and drivers. Drivers from all over the Midwest have competed in our NASCAR sanctioned races every Saturday night. Families are able to watch in excitement as our track champions raced to the top. For many Elko fans this has been a lifelong experience and since it's beginnings Elko has always been a place for high-speed entertainment. The track opened in the summer of 1965 and has since been one of the Midwest's top short tracks. In 1987 Elko became one of the very few short tracks in the United States to be NASCAR sanctioned. Since then, brand new grandstands have been added alongside many other changes. We cherish our history at Elko and look forward to continuing this tradition for many generations to come.
In 2005 Elko set out to honor the legendary drivers, die-hards, dedicated race enthusiasts and great contributors to the Midwest racing scene. These individuals have carried the torch and inspired the spark that fuels the passion at Elko.
From the 1960's all the way to today race fans have witnessed many champions cross the finish line at Elko. We have compiled a list of those champions and hope to share this history with many generations to come. Inspired by the greats, this tribute today provides young racers, our future champions a placeholder to aspire to see their names. Click the image above to see a complete historical breakdown of our champions!
Back when we were Minnesota National Speedway, photo taken in 1975.
Hall of Famer and previous owner of Elko Speedway, Bill Oas stands next to his 1972 Chevy Convertible in the motor pits at Elko Speedway in the spring of 1972.


text:
Confidence in the Bears takes a bye-week dip
Our Reacts confidence results in the Chicago Bears' franchise fell during the bye week.
By Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.@wiltfongjr Dec 16, 2022, 9:00am CST
Share All sharing options for: Confidence in the Bears takes a bye-week dip
Dan Powers-USA TODAY Sports
Last week the confidence from our fanbase went up after watching the Chicago Bears drop a game to the rival Green Bay Packers. It was unexpected, but it told me that many of us had the big picture in mind when voting, and we truly were looking forward to the NFL Draft and the $100 million-plus that general manager Ryan Poles would have to bolster his roster.
But then the bye week happened, and there must have been some angst that built up in some of you guys because we lost ten percentage points in this week's SB Nation Reacts poll.
Maybe some are resigned to the fate that a big loss is on the horizon against the NFC's best Philadelphia Eagles. Perhaps they're anticipating a brutal beatdown from the AFC's top team, the Buffalo Bills, the following week.
Maybe they had some Packer fans needling them over the bye, or it's possible they're just sick of the six-game losing streak.
Regardless, having 76% of our fans still confident in where this franchise is heading is damn good, considering the Bears are (3-10) and staring at underdog odds in each of their four remaining contests.
My guess is if Justin Fields balls out on Sunday, even if they lose, we'll see a spike up in next week's poll.
Check out DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation.
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Bears fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate.


text:
Jul. 30, 2018 | 08:18 PM
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims to defy face veil ban
Amina, 24, a wearer of the niqab and a member of the group Kvinder I Dialog (Women In Dialogue), uses a camera in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Soren Pape Poulsen
Mathias Vidas Olsen
On Aug. 1, when face veils are banned in Denmark, Sabina will not be leaving her niqab at home.
Sabina, 21, who is studying to be a teacher, has joined forces with other Muslim women who wear the veil to form Kvinder I Dialog (Women In Dialogue) to protest and raise awareness about why women should be allowed to express their identity in that way
The niqab wearers who plan to protest on Aug. 1 will be joined by non-niqab-wearing Muslim women and also non-Muslim Danes, most of whom plan to wear face coverings at the rally.
Like Sabina, Meryem plans to defy the law, keep her niqab on and protest against the ban.


Tableset is a Luxury Rental Service of Exclusive Tableware Collections.
It's not about simple and basic items: we selected contemporary and vintage products, each one coming from a special tradition and culture.
The aim is to create bespoke and amazing table setting for events, weddings and productions.
Based in Ibiza and Italy, we love to enhance the look of your tables and to realize stunning mise-en-place.


When the user press the submit button, the browser will automatically make a POST request to the /submit-form URL on the same origin of the page, sending the data it contains, not encoded as application/x-www-form-urlencoded as a normal form, but as multipart/form-data.
Server-side, handling multipart data can be tricky and error prone, so we are going to use a utility library called formidable. Here's the GitHub repo, it has over 4000 stars and well maintained.


text:
Sofia Abramovich – Everything You Need To Know About Roman Abrahamovich's Daughter
Sofia Abramovich Facts
Famous As:- Daughter of Roman Abramovich
Zodiac:- aries
Born Country:- Russia
Mother:- Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina
Father:- Roman Abramovich
Brothers/Sisters:- Anna, Arina, Arkadiy, Ilya
Sofia Abramovich is a Russian socialite and heiress based in England who is the daughter of Roman Abramovich, a Russian-Israeli billionaire businessman who owns the Premier League football club Chelsea F.C. She completed her management degree from Royal Holloway, University of London, before attending Institute for Optimum Nutrition. She is a skilled showjumper who has represented Russia in international equestrian events. Despite her sheltered life, she loves to party with friends and share pictures on Instagram. She recently announced her engagement to a mystery man on the platform.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvJ3stXBsSv/
She Is the Daughter of a Russian Billionaire
Sofia Abramovich was born on April 2, 1995, in Russia to businessman and politician Roman Abramovich and his second wife, Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina, a former Russian Aeroflot stewardess. Her father, who lost both parents by the age of four, was raised by his relatives and went on to become a billionaire businessman who is the owner of Premier League's Chelsea football club. The second of five children of her parents, she has older sisters Ilya and Arina, younger brother Arkadiy and younger sister Anna. She also has two younger half-siblings from her father's third marriage to Dasha Zhukova. She moved from Russia to England with the rest of her family in 2003 and has been raised there ever since. She is proficient in both English and Russian.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBydLAyfAo
Her Parents' Divorce Cost €213 Million
Sofia's father, who has been married three times, was first married to Olga Yurevna Lysova from 1987 to 1990 before marrying her mother Irina in October 1991. Speculating a possible split, the News of the World reported on October 15, 2006 that Irina had hired two top UK divorce lawyers. By the time, there were rumors that her husband was involved in an intimate relationship with then-25-year-old model Dasha Zhukova, the daughter of a prominent Russian oligarch, Alexander Zhukov. The former couple finalized their divorce in Russia in 2007 for a whooping €213 million settlement money. Roman Abramovich married Zhukova the following year and has two children with her: son Aaron Alexander and daughter Leah Lou.
She Leads a Highly Protected Life
The daughter of a Russian tycoon, Sofia Abramovich travels with personal guards in armored cars, which has often drawn the attention of media houses. Her older sister Anna once mentioned that they took a helicopter flight into a Battersea heliport before taking cars to school. Sofia was only a child when her family moved to England and received her education in her new home country. According to her friends, she never went anywhere without bodyguards, and her mother had confirmed that they needed to change mobile numbers each week for security reasons.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3OW2RBzFz/
She Has a Degree in Management
Sofia Abramovich attended Putney High School, an independent all-girls school in Putney, London, and earned A to C grades in GCSE from there in 2014. In 2014-15, she pursued A-level courses in Biology, Russian, and Economics and AS-level in Psychology at Mander Portman Woodward, securing A and B grades. She then studied at Royal Holloway, University of London from 2015 to 2018 and obtained her B.Sc. degree in Management and Marketing with upper second-class honors. While attending college, she worked as a marketing intern at Nike for a couple months in mid-2017. In 2019, she enrolled into the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in Richmond, England.
Her Instagram Provides Peek into Her Lavish Lifestyle
Living under tight security, however, has not deterred Sofia Abramovich from enjoying her life to the fullest. She is very fond of champagne and selfies; she loves to celebrate each and every milestone in her life drinking and partying with her friends, and also loves to share snaps of her extravagant lifestyle on her Instagram profile. Her Instagram feed is filled with her pictures from parties, carnivals, birthday celebrations, musical concerts, as well vacations in Tokyo or Maldives. The socialite is also self-conscious about her body image, and despite locking her account for a while after being trolled online, she came back with an insightful post stating "I may have never been perfect in other people's eyes or even my own, but I have decided to be happy and positive." According to Chris Hutchins, biographer of her father, Roman Abramovich keeps a close eye on her children's online presence and was "concerned when Sofia posted revealing pictures of herself taken in her bedroom at Fyning Hill".
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv6ZVcQhKWo/
She Represented Russia in Show-jumping
While not busy studying or partying, Sofia Abramovich likes to spend time with animals, especially horses. She has three horses named Dora, Billy Fraulein and Zanzibar at her stables. According to another source, Bugsy and Rainbow, two horses she rode, cost around £300,000. Horse-riding is one of her favorite hobbies, not unlike many other children of billionaires across the world. She, however, is a talented horse-rider who has represented Russia in showjumping competitions. She has participated in the Longines Global Champions Tour, as well as other horse-riding events in Monaco. Her doting father supports her by attending her showjumping events. She often shares pictures with her horses on social media and even joked that she loves horses "more than pizza". Apart from horses, she also has several dogs, including an Alsatian, and had once posted a video of her adorable black kitten.
She Got Engaged in January 2021
Given her protective upbringing, it came as no surprise when Sofia Abramovich posted a bikini-clad picture of herself, standing on the edge of a yacht looking downward into the water, on Valentine's Day in 2020 with the caption "Looking for a date for Valentine's like." Her searching has been fruitful, as within a year, she got engaged to a mystery man named Jamie while vacationing on Caribbean island Saint Barthélemy during the New Year's weekend. The 26-year-old shared the news on her Instagram in January 2021 with a couple pictures captioned, "Last night was a night I'll never forget – what an amazing start to the New Year". Her step-mother Dasha Zhukova was quick to respond with several heart emojis.
Who Is Donald Glover's Partner, Michelle White?
Scarlett Johansson's Daughter Rose Dorothy Dauriac – Everything You Need To Know
Manuela Escobar: Where Is Pablo Escobar's Daughter Now?
Unbelievable Facts About Christopher Columbus
Inside The Life of Stevie Wonder's Son, Kailand Morris
7 Things You Didn't Know About Steven Spielberg, One Of The Most Influential Film Personalities In The World


If you are yet to start your job as Selling HPE Security Solutions certified professional, after that let me inform you this that this the most excellent method is to try valid HPE2-N19 cheat sheet questions. As lots of HPE Sales Certified professionals are welcoming of taking HP HPE2-N19 exam questions. According to a recent survey, it has been disclosed that HP HPE2-N19 exam has got the attention of several specialists. If you are a HPE Sales Certified specialists, after that HPE2-N19 exam can be shown as an action towards the success. Or if you are a novice to HPE Sales Certified certification after that there is nothing to be fretted as HP HPE2-N19 test has a medium trouble degree.
Starting your preparation with new HPE2-N19 test questions can be a terrific action as the HPE2-N19 test has the convenience and can be related to the variety of the disciplines. Basically Selling HPE Security Solutions exam is a modest action toward your success in the IT market. HPE2 N19 exam additionally aids you to broaden your mind as the HPE2-N19 topics have one of the most essential content that is being made use of in the modern day's life. If you have actually made up your mind of taking HP HPE2-N19 exam questions, after that it can be a difficult task for you to determine where to start the preparation for the HPE2-N19 brand-new cheat sheet questions There are countless choices are available out there that supplies you HPE2-N19 study material. Yet they are not much efficient.
Where to obtain newest Selling HPE Security Solutions exam questions?
After that where to locate the most recent HP HPE2-N19 rip off research study material? Which can be effective. To recognize the response to this questions proceed reading. HPE2-N19 training material supplied by us is the most efficient as well as worthwhile. Our newest HPE2-N19 exam dumps have one of the most exact HPE2-N19 exam questions that have been confirmed by the industry professionals. Our latest Selling HPE Security Solutions dumps can be obtained in the pdf format. You can access our HPE2-N19 pdf dumps from anywhere you want to get access. Our HPE2-N19 training material is additionally having the most up to date HPE2-N19 practice test. Our HPE2-N19 practice test has the user interface that will give you the feel of the HPE2-N19 genuine exam.
Make your preparation solid with our HPE2 N19 exam questions.
If you really feel of getting failed in the HPE2-N19 cheat sheet questions, after that you should not have to really feel hopeless as we offer 100% passing guarantee with our Selling HPE Security Solutions exam dumps. We have the company belief on our HPE2-N19 dumps that it will certainly not allow you down. Our HPE2-N19 research study material also has a 24/7 customer support portal. 100% refund guarantee with our HP HPE2-N19 braindumps cheat sheet questions. Make your preparation for the HP HPE2-N19 brand-new questions extra solid by obtaining our HPE2-N19 training material.


text:
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace DotNet
{
	public class ParsedPattern
	{
		public Regex Pattern;
		public SudoRegexOptions Options;
	}
}


text:
A snowy commute for Buffalo while snow eases elsewhere
Facebook group aims to help those stranded in WNY
The group is "Buffalo Blizzard 2022," and it has been used to help people since Snovember 2014.
Author: Danielle Church (WGRZ)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First responders can't get to people who are stuck and so the community is stepping up to help. It's all about getting the basic things we all need to survive to those who are stuck.
There is a Facebook group called 'Buffalo Blizzard 2022.' It's been used in previous storms too.
So many people are sharing scary situations tonight: babies stuck in cars with their parents, people stuck who are low on gas, in one case first responders couldn't get to a baby who was on a ventilator who has since been helped thanks to neighbors stepping up.
Adapt WNY at 273 Ridge Road in Lackawanna also posted how to get into their building for those who are nearby and stuck.
2 On Your Side was told a family with small children is now using it for shelter, so if you know anyone stuck in that area, tell them to go to that building. The door code is 88334770 at the entrance.
Samantha Churley, who works at Adapt WNY, says it's heartbreaking.
"Beyond. It really puts things into perspective. It's Christmas. We get so bogged down with gifts but these people are just trying to survive. Babies? It tears me up," Churley said.
"Anything can happen. This is fatal conditions without food, water, warmth. It's really the simplest thing you can do to save somebody."
Carraugh Nowak lives in Snyder and is extending her home to others who don't have power and live nearby.
Her husband and some neighbors are also helping neighbors anyway they can. That includes taking care of pets for people who are out of town.
"There are a lot of people out there struggling right now. I know they can't get power, can't get to their cars, can't get out of their houses, so I know there's a lot going on. So I'm hopeful that because we live in a city that's such a wonderful place, that they're going to get the help they need," Nowak said.
The National Guard is also in town to help people out.
The phone number to call is 716-585-SNOW.
18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, cold across US
Winter storm blamed for at least 12 deaths, massive power outages
Blizzard 2022 storm updates: The latest across WNY


The Board of Directors of the Stanley Thompson Society is as follows.
Michael Cruickshank, Larry Smithers, Jim Fraser, Jeff Mingay, Dr. Jamie Harris, Sandra Post, Ron Gable, Steven Young and Keith Cutten. Regional Directors; Matt Thompson, Western Canada; Jeffrey Pinhey, Maritimes.
Claudia Di Giandomenico, Assistant to the Board and Secretary-Treasurer; Cathy Boag, Membership Administrator.
Should there be interest in becoming involved in Society initiatives and Committees, please contact the Society's Executive Director, Karen Hewson, at executivedirector@stanleythompson.com. Input and participation are welcomed, particularly from members representing different regions of the country.


Serious conditions of the space furnishing is about the ideal concept. Decide the furniture maybe simple thing to do but ensure the set up is entirely right and effective is not as quick as that. Because when it is to deciding on the optimal furnishing layout, and efficiency should be your main aspects. Just keep the simplicity and efficient to make your room look gorgeous.
As we know with this contemporary bay windows ideas, it is also better to look for the advice from the residential designer, or get inspirations on the webisites or magazine first, then choose the good one from every style then merge and combine to be your own themes or styles. For make it easier, make certain that the decors or themes you will choose is suitable with your own style. It will be perfect for your interior because of depending your own characteristic.
Make a good and edgy interior is definitely a subject of satisfaction. After some little works we can create the environment of the interior more stunning. Hence this contemporary bay windows ideas can provide creative measures in order to furnish your space more stunning.
We think that contemporary bay windows ideas brings number of plan, setup, and styles. This galleries from expert designers can give lovely ideas decor ideas, colors, layout, and furniture for your space project, layout. Design the room by your own themes or designs can be the most useful details for your home. It is right that whole space will need a certain decor ideas where the people will feel comfy and safe by the theme, themes or decors.
Related Post "Contemporary Bay Windows Ideas"


text:
Crumb by Crumb
Check in to get your fix of film reviews, awards news, viewing marathons, hot men, and what's going on with me. While I'm not pursuing other more worthy goals, I'll be here... devouring life, art, and pop culture, one crumb at a time.
"Crumb by crumb
In this big black forest...
You I'll belieeeeeeve..."
-Rufus Wainwright
Name: adam k.
Location: Miami, FL, United States
I am a currently an MFA student in University of Miami's film school, recently graduated from Brown. I'm an aspiring singer, actor, writer, and/or filmmaker... basically, I'll take what I can get. My first true love is performing, but the film critic in me just won't shut up, and I love writing and directing things, too. I think I wear too many hats (literally and figuratively). This blog is an outlet for my many wild passions, and a way to kill all my spare time. Also, I like to keep my sidebar REALLY full, so if you wanna see archives, just keep on scrolling down ; )
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
(by Michael Chabon)
(by Richard Yates)
(by Philip Pullman)
Once soundtrack
Release the Stars
(by Rufus Wainwright)
what I'm working on
(my 2-minute film)
what I've acted in
(as Gratiano)
Common Decency
(ensemble/chorus)
Dead White Males
(as Martin Judd)
Eternity Placement Opportunity (as Bill)
Two Daughters
(as Dr. Trueblood)
Double Blind
(as Jack Pierson)
Sleeping with Friends
(as Jake)
Men at Work: a study
(as Hank)
what I've directed
Proof (by David Auburn)
Get your own Box.net widget and share anywhere!
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal]
by Zoe Heller
Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel
Voyage to the Moon (1902)
Male and Female (1919)
Within Our Gates (1920)
The Sheik (1921)
Nanook of the North (1922)
Greed (1924)
The Last Laugh (1924)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
The Big Parade (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The General (1926)
Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
Betty Boop and Popeye shorts (1930s)
A Propos de Nice (1930)
City Lights (1931)
Land without Bread (1932)
Red Dust (1932)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
I Was Born, But… (1933)
It Happened One Night (1934)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Composition in Blue (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
Triumph of the Will (1935)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Dance Girl Dance (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
Maria Candelaria (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Detour (1945)
Open City (1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
D. O. A. (1949)
Late Spring (1949)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Awaara (1951)
The Hitchhiker (1951)
Ikiru (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
La Strada (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Salt of the Earth (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Voyage to Italy (1954)
Night and Fog (1955)
Rebel without a Cause (1955)
The Searchers (1956)
Mon Oncle (1957)
What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Touch of Evil (1958)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Black Orpheus (1959)
Hiroshima, mon Amour (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Pickpocket (1959)
The World of Apu (1959)
The Apartment (1960)
L'Avventura (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Primary (1960)
Chronicle of a Summer (1961)
Cleo from Five to Seven (1961)
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Window Water Baby Moving (1962)
8 ½ (1963)
Contempt (1963)
La Jetée (1963)
Dr. Strangelove (1963)
This Sporting Life (1963)
Black God, White Devil (1964)
The Battle of Algiers (1965)
Shop on Main Street (1965)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Don't Look Back (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Wavelength (1967)
Faces (1968)
High School (1968)
The Hour of Furnaces (1968)
Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Le Boucher (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Salesman (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
The Sorrow and the Pity (1971)
Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Badlands (1973)
State of Siege (1973)
Ali, Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Xala (1975)
Harlan County, USA (1976)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Asparagus (1979)
El Norte (1983)
Yellow Earth (1984)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (1985)
The Offical Story (1985)
The Sacrifice (1986)
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
Sherman's March (1986)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Roger & Me (1989)
Close-Up (1990)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Daughters of the Dust (1992)
Hyenas (1992)
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Tale of Winter (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Piano (1993)
Wallace and Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (1993)
Strawberries and Chocolate (1994)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Lone Star (1996)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
A Taste of Cherry (1997)
Central Station (1998)
All About My Mother (1999)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1999)
Kikujiro (1999)
Amores Perros (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
City of God (2002)
Crazy Heart B-
The Young Victoria B-/C+?
The Messenger B
A Serious Man B/B+?
The Hurt Locker A/A- (2)
Nine B/B+?
The Maid B
The Blind Side C
The Road B-
A Single Man B/B+
Avatar A- (2)
Antichrist C+
Brothers C+
Up in the Air A?
Precious A-
Fantastic Mr. Fox B+
An Education B
Where the Wild Things Are B
Good Hair B
Paranormal Activity C+
The Informant! B-
The Hangover D (ugh)
Zombieland B
Whip It B+
Inglorious Basterds B+
The New Twenty B
Bright Star A-
District 9 B
Wolverine C
Ponyo B
(500) Days of Summer B+
Julie & Julia B
Away We Go B-
Little Ashes D+
Julia B+ (Tilda: A) (2)
Drag Me to Hell B+
Up B+
Star Trek B+ (3)
Sunshine Cleaning B-
Coraline B+
Wendy & Lucy B+
The Class A-
Doubt B
Frost/Nixon B
Milk A-
The Wrestler B+
Revolutionary Road B-
The Reader B-
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button B
Slumdog Millionaire B-
Rachel Getting Married A-
W. C+
Speed Racer C
Iron Man B
The Dark Knight B
Vicky Christina Barcelona B
The Edge of Heaven B-
Man on Wire B-
Savage Grace B
Mamma Mia! C+
Sex and the City B
WALL•E A- (2)
The Edge of Love B+
Smart People B-
netflix catch-up list
(stuff I missed in theaters)
La Vie En Rose (2007)
A Mighty Heart (2007)
Breach (2007)
Black Snake Moan (2007)
The Lookout (2007)
Paris, je t'aime (2007)
Duck Season (2006)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
The Descent (2006)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Flushed Away (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Inside Man (2006)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
Thank You for Smoking (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Old Joy (2006)
Renaissance (2006)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
Le Petit Lieutenant (2006)
The Aura (2006)
Family Law (2006)
Caché (2005)
Kings and Queen (2005)
Adam & Steve (2005)
Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2004)
If you've never seen these, you've never really lived:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
these are required viewing:
Carrie (1976) 4+
Out of Africa (1985)
M*A*S*H (1970) 2
Sunset Boulevard (1950) 2
The Iron Giant (1999) 2
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 2
Tootsie (1982) 10+
you really should see these:
Children of Men 2
No Country for Old Men (2007) ???
Once (2007) 3
Shortbus
The Fountain 2
The Host (2007) 1.8*
Victor/Victoria (1982) 2
Volver 2
*see here for details
A Prairie Home Companion 2
Atonement (2007)
Away From Her (2007)
Death Becomes Her (1992) 2
Dirty Pretty Things (2003)
Half Nelson 2
I'm Not There (2007)
Little Miss Sunshine 4+
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Pan's Labyrinth 2
The Devil Wears Prada 4+
The Painted Veil
moderately recommended:
A Cry in the Dark (1988) 2
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2
Juno (2007)
Hairspray (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
The Last King of Scotland 3
Summer Storm (2004?)
Year of the Dog (2007)
tepidly recommended:
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Beowulf (2007)
Control (2007)
Enchanted (2007)
Friends with Money
Knocked Up (2007)
Stardust (2007)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Namesake (2007)
The Pursuit of Happyness 2
The River Wild (1994)
Third Monday in October (release date TBA)
Waitress (2007)
I have mixed feelings about:
Across the Universe (2007)
Dreamgirls 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
She-Devil (1989) 2
Transamerica (2005)
I can take 'em or leave 'em:
Avenue Montaigne (2007)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
The Break-Up
I was mostly annoyed by:
The Brave One (2007)
Don't bother with these:
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 2
Avoid these like the plague:
Find the negatives of these atrocities and burn them:
(my gradeless grading scale)
film reviews (long form)
Dreamgirls,
dir: Condon (2006)
Marie Antoinette,
dir: Coppola (2006)
The Namesake,
dir: Nair (2007)
The Streepathon
the Post of Announcement
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Silkwood (1983)
Plenty (1985)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
She-Devil (1989)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
next: The Bridges of Madison County
The Altmanathon
next: Nashville
(Nathaniel Rogers)
(Sasha Stone)
(Kris Tapley)
The Envelope
(Tom O'Neil)
Nick's Flick Picks
(Nick Davis)
(Joe Reid)
Stale Popcorn
(Glenn Dunks)
(Ali Y.)
Apple Movie Trailers
Cinemarati
Musicals.net
MovieMusicals.net
Modern Fabulousity
OMGblog
Brokeback Mountain tribute
A History of Violence tribute
Merry Meryl Streep Day!
my ideal X-Men cast list
my Golden Globe fantasy/premonition...
BDH Proof review
saying goodbye to Proof
favorite Fountain tracks
the Naming
Jennifer Holliday clips
Carpenters clips
I hate learning lines.
UPDATE: Everyone in The Departed is supporting.
I finally watched my two Netflix flicks!
Oscar charts: Best Adapted Screenplay
Oscar charts: Best Original Screenplay
Oscar Charts: Best Supporting Actress
Oscar charts: Best Supporting Actor
Oscar charts: Best Actor
Oscar charts: Best Actress
Oscar charts: Best Director
Whoa. Think Collateral meets Training Day meets The Devil Wears Prada (and all the category fraud that entails).
White man ventures into strange territory, hoping to do good in the world. Meets black man. Everybody worships black man, cause he's so strong and charismatic. Black man unexpectedly offers white man a job. White man reluctantly accepts. Job turns out to involve killing people and looking the other way while others kill people. White man tries to quit job, but can't; he's been sucked in. Much growth, change and chaos ensue.
OK, so I really liked this film a lot. And unexpectedly so. I came out of it saying to "OMG, that was so f*cking amazing" (and James McAvoy is so f*cking HOT) but then I ended up discussing/arguing with someone afterward whether and how it might have been racist - or at least racially insensitive - since it's told from a white perspective, by white filmmakers, and is about this white man going into a black country and finding it savage and brutal.
But I didn't think it was really about race. On the surface, it was, sure, but it was more about Nick Garrigan's emotional journey. And about crazy Idi Amin. I suppose it must be frustrating as a black person to have to represent on film a white person's discovery of brutal savagery - that is fair enough - but I thought the way it unapolagetically shoved issues in your face (in a real way, not a Crash) way, and offered itself as a venue for discussion, was refreshing and searingly emotional. And it was just SO well done. Racist? Not racist? I dunno, let's discuss. I thought it was really about a man encountering a complex, dictatorial personality from the inside; that dictator just happened to be black.
Yes, Forest Whitaker was amazing as said dictator, but I actually found James McAvoy (the film's true lead) to be equally if not more amazing. Whitaker's part is more showy, against type, a real person, etc. but let us not skim over the fact that McAvoy was stellar in this movie. He is the real deal as an actor. He actually reminds me a lot of Ewan... except less frivolous. I can't quite picture Ewan in a movie like this. But anyway, McAvoy's definitely the hottest thing out of Scotland since Ewan. Charming, adorable, hot, talented - he takes the audience on Nicholas' journey from cocky young med school grad, to frontier doctor, to sobered man, with amazing virtuosity. I kind of love him.
There's even a really hot sex scene between him and one of the women in the film who shall remain nameless - okay, there are actually a couple of sex scenes with him, and he even gets naked - but one is particularly scorching and isn't gratuitous at all. OK I know James McAvoy having hot sex onscreen is not what this movie was about, but it was SUCH a great, unexpected perk.
Anyway. Great acting - Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson (!) are great in small supporting roles, too - and very savvy writing, directing, editing, and cinematography make this one of the year's best films. Really. I'm glad Whitaker is getting attention, but I think the script, direction, and especially James McAvoy deserve attention, too (and NOT in the supporting category).
Right now I feel like it's the best thing I've seen all year (EDIT: I no longer feel this way). I guess it doesn't quite have that kind of cinematic "magic" exhibited by the very best films, but it's still very good indeed.
Verdict: "Some may not like it, but it's worth seeing for Whitaker and McAvoy... a dynamite pair."
posted by adam k. @ 1:07 AM
Yaseen Ali said...
Glad you liked it - I also think the charges of racism are stretching it; I think Nathaniel articulated a defense of the film a while back that was very strong, so I won't try to do so here. I agree that McAvoy was best in show, although Whitaker deserves his raves as well.
adam k. said...
Whoa, there were a lot of typos/missed words in that post. I fixed them.
Anyway, yeah, I don't remember Nathaniel's discussion of this movie (I hadn't seen it yet at the time, so I guess I didn't pay much attention), but I will look it up.
I do think McAvoy was best in show, but it looks like they're promoting it exclusively as a Whitaker vehicle, which isn't really fair. They both deserve nominations. And given the weak field in lead actor this year, they could both get nominations if they're both campaigned in lead. I hope they are. But I doubt they will be. Oh well.
FYC: NBR: Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: James McAvoy, The Last King of Scotland
I thort he dezervd a nod for Cronicls o' Narnia HE WAS GREATEST ACTOR ALIVE!!!!!111
Hmm, the only thing about McAvoy that seems similar to McGregor to me is that they're both Scottish...
I get what you mean about the 'frivolous' comment. McGregor's never really gonna be a terribly serious dramatic actor is he?
I'll have to see 'Last King of Scotland' though I don't know how soon I'll be able to. I hope McAvoy keeps getting plenty of good roles. I've definitely liked what I've seen from him so far.
Yeah it is mostly that they're both Scottish, but how many Scottish actors are there really with that kind of international recognition? Plus, McAvoy in Last King sports the same long shaggy haircut Ewan had circa 1997/98, like in Pillow Book, and it reminded me of him.
And they both have that sexy Scottish exuberance, though McAvoy's is more effectively dramatic, while Ewan's is more fun and musical.
yin and yang? ;)


If the unlikely happens and there's ever another collection of the From Hell scripts, I would love for it to be called MAYBE GULL EATS A GRAPE.
I know I should be clipped upside the ear for suggesting this, but it really would be lovely to see you and Moore collaborate on finishing Big Numbers (if not re-create the bloody thing entirely).
I have a dumb question. Why are his scripts in all caps? Did that ever get on your nerves to have to deal with that much all-caps text? It's getting on my nerves. I don't know why, but it takes me forever to read something in all caps.
I once asked Alan to let me redo big numbers, but he wasn't having any.
Frankly, i think it would have been too difficult to do. THe 'mandelbrot set' that was the driving metaphor behind the whole thing was complete mystery to me then and now.
Re the caps. God knows. I guess what's needed is a bold differentiation betweem the description and the text that needs to be lettered onto the pages. When you're working fast, this is very useful, to be able to glance at a page of script and instantly know what the balance of picture to lettering is going to be. I have never ever thought about it until this week, but since the lettering was to be in regular case then I guess he reversed the normal comic book arrangement so the description is in caps instead of the text to be lettered. The reason I 've though about it now instead of earlier is that i notice the spell-check doesn't seem to completely work on a biig field of text in caps. When i drew this stuff years ago i never had a computer. Alan must have had one of the old fashioned 'word processors'. The paper is on and endless linked-together ream that would have had the sprocket holes down each side, which were on perforated strips which i removed immediately upon receipt.
Cripes, the computer is in the shop a few days and you miss everything.
The first comic script I ever read was a Neil Gaiman script. Which is essentially an Alan Moore script (without the cosmic terror) as that's who Gaiman learned the format from. When I started writing comic scripts I did it all in caps and thought they looked nice and official until I couldn't figure out why I was doing it that way at all. Just to fit in, I guess.
Also, much looking forward to your next book, though where I'm from, Black Diamond is a brand of cheese.
I think Alan just used to put Caps Lock on to type the panel descriptions, which were essentially stream of consciousness in their nature, so he didn't have to worry about capitalization of names or sentences.
This left lower case available for lettering copy, with the option of CAPS for emphasis within it.
Ah, Dave! That makes a lot of sense, thanks for that!
there must be three or four 'Daves' who could have been witness to the state of Alan Moore's typewriter.
Would be pleased to hear from you again.


The two lymph nodes that were removed last week showed no signs of metastasis, and the entire excision on my leg did not reveal any further melanoma. It seems that the initial excision of the mole three weeks ago must have gotten everything, in spite of earlier reports. It was the best possible news, and it seemed a bit too good to be true.
Even several hours later, I'm still bouncing between shock and relief. The time that has been moving so slowly is now rushing me toward the future that suddenly seems much less daunting. The bookmark I had put in the middle of my life story can hopefully be removed. The 'pause' I had pressed on the next months and years can now be traded for 'play' as I (tentatively, cautiously) move toward the future (but not so much into the sun).
In the next few days, I'll learn more about the concerns about recurrence, survival rates, and the methods of prevention and detection of further melanoma. And I'll start worrying about the microscopic melanoma that might still be coursing through my body. But for now, I'm breathing again and rejoicing in the relief I feel for myself and my family and my friends. Looking forward to getting back to a life that feels much less threatening and foreboding.
Excellent news Mike. Thanks for sharing. Glory be to God.
Where two or more are gathered in my name…..PTL! I'm going to continue to lift you and your family up in prayer. Blessings.
Such good news. Gospel indeed. Peace be with you brother.


text:
HomeNews & AnalysisIs It Time to Prepare for the Quantum Future?
Sep. 25, 2020 at 9:46 am
News & AnalysisSpecials
Is It Time to Prepare for the Quantum Future?
Race for quantum supremacy gathers momentum with several tech companies joining bandwagon, making quantum computing an everyday tool for business
Sohini Bagchi 1 year ago December 4, 2020
The rapid growth in the quantum tech sector over the past five years has been exciting, even though the progress was largely confined to research rooms. However, in the last one year, quantum computing has gathered pace with several big techs declaring their quantum supremacy and many others joining the bandwagon. Analysts believe, quantum computers may now come one step closer to reality to solve certain real-life business problems that are beyond the capability of conventional computers.
The quantum race is already underway
Governments and private investors all around the world are pouring billions of dollars into quantum research and development. Satellite-based quantum key distribution for encryption has been demonstrated, laying the groundwork for a potential quantum security-based global communication network. IBM, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other companies are investing heavily in developing large-scale quantum computing hardware and software.
An analysis of GlobalData's Disruptor Intelligence Center reveals that various companies are in the race to monetize quantum computing as an everyday tool for business. For example, IBM's latest quantum computer is reportedly accessible via cloud, boasts a 65-qubit Hummingbird chip. It is an advanced version of System Q, its first commercial quantum computer launched in 2019 that has 20 qubits. IBM plans to launch a 1,000-qubit system by the end of 2023.
Alphabet has built a 54-qubit processor Sycamore and demonstrated its quantum supremacy by performing a task of generating a random number in 200 seconds, which it claims would take the most advanced supercomputer 10,000 years to finish the task. The company also unveiled its newest 72-qubit quantum computer Bristlecone.
Alibaba's cloud service subsidiary Aliyun and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly launched an 11-qubit quantum computing service, which is available to the public on its quantum computing cloud platform. Alibaba is the second enterprise to offer the service to public after IBM.
Not just big technology companies, well-funded startups have also targeted the quantum computing space to develop hardware, algorithms and security applications. Some of them are Rigetti, Xanadu, 1Qbit, IonQ, ISARA, Q-CTRL and QxBranch.
Amazon, unlike the tech companies competing to launch quantum computers, is making quantum products of other companies available to users via Braket. It currently supports quantum computing services from D-Wave, IonQ and Rigetti.
Exploring quantum opportunity
There's a sea of opportunities before CIOs and IT departments with quantum computing experiments being applied into the real-world settings. It could also significantly reduce time to market, as well as optimize customer delivery. For example, a pharmaceutical company might significantly reduce the time to market for new drugs. In finance, it could enable faster, more complex Monte Carlo simulations, such as trading, trajectory optimization, market instability and price optimization strategies, and many more.
Quantum computers are also ideally suited for solving complex optimization tasks and performing fast searches of unsorted data. This could be relevant for many applications, from sorting climate data or health or financial data, to optimizing supply chain logistics, or workforce management, or traffic flow.
Several organizations are already using the same to solve real world critical problems. For example, the banking enterprises are trying to addresses the challenges like portfolio optimization, risk analysis, fraud detection, market predictions with the help of quantum computers. For example, Barclays and JP Morgan Chase has partnered with IBM and NatWest has aligned with Fujitsu to bring the technology to real-life usage. Another example for quantum computers' use is traffic optimization as was done by Volkswagen with D-Wave tries to solve the problem of traveling salesman and their efficiency.
In the logistics sector, Alibaba is already experimenting with quantum technologies to bolster its hardware and network infrastructure. Again, post-quantum cryptography or quantum blockchain is a good preparation for the secured future. Accenture has already mentioned blockchain with quantum. There's also a trend among cybersecurity companies to look at post-quantum cryptography or algorithms which are safe to operate in a world with powerful quantum computers.
Preparing for the quantum future
Quantum computing and quantum communication could impact many sectors, including healthcare, energy, finance, security, and entertainment. According to Allied Market Research, by 2023, 20% of organizations, including businesses and governments, are expected to budget for quantum-computing projects, up from less than 1% in 2018.
However, significant practical challenges need to be overcome before this level of large-scale impact is achievable. Gartner researchers believe that currently, there's a vast gap to be bridged before quantum computers can do more meaningful things — such as simulating the properties of materials or chemical reactions, or accelerating drug discovery or even step up the network security of enterprise.
Another major hurdle to scaling up the technology is the issue of dealing with errors. Compared to bits, qubits are incredibly fragile. Even the slightest disturbance from the outside world is enough to destroy quantum information. That's why most current machines need to be carefully shielded in isolated environments operating at temperatures far colder than outer space. While a theoretical framework for quantum error correction has been developed, implementing it in an energy- and resource-efficient manner poses significant engineering challenges.
IT organizations should also consider patenting AI and quantum-inspired innovations within specific domains, considering algorithms that can produce innovative solutions and new approaches to product development, says Rahul Dev, a Delhi-based technology business lawyer.
Kiran Raj, Principal Disruptive Tech Analyst at GlobalData, believes "Albeit a far cry from the large-scale mainstream use, quantum computers are gearing up to be a transformative reality. Despite such challenges, quantum computers will continue to progress into the future where companies may rent them to solve everyday problems – the way they currently rent cloud services.
"It may not come as a surprise in the near future that quantum computing becomes the mainstream technology to help industries tackle problems they never would have attempted to solve before, Raj says.
While it's early days for the quantum industry, the impact of AI and blockchain has demonstrated the need to consider the social, ethical, and environmental implications of new technologies. Likewise, it provides an opportunity for CIOs to embed inclusive practices from the start and build a responsible and sustainable roadmap for quantum computing.
By planning responsibly, while also embracing future uncertainty, businesses can improve their odds of being ready for the quantum future.
Tags :AIAmazonCIOGooglehpbIBMMicrosoftquantum computersQuantum Computing
Sohini Bagchi September 25, 2020
Sohini Bagchi
Sohini Bagchi is Editor at CXOToday, a published author and a storyteller. She can be reached at sohini.bagchi@trivone.com
Here's How Instagram Can Turn Into a Spy
Indian Healthcare Urgently Needs a Robust Cyber-Security Framework
CIOs are now in a position to move beyond the critical, short term projects over the past two years and focus on the long term
Let's hear from the experts what their expectations on the crypto regulations are in the upcoming Union Budget 2022.
Digital PaymentsNews & Analysis
India Sees Steep Rise in VC investments during Pandemic: KPMG Report
CXOtoday News Desk 1 day ago
Global VC-backed exits achieve record year of US$1.38 trillion, propelled by IPO market, says a KPMG study.
AICloudCorner OfficeExpert Opinion
5 Tech Trends That Will Impact the Future of Work
CXOtoday News Desk 1 day ago January 20, 2022
As organisations take stock of the pandemic's impact, we look at five key drivers will shape the future of work … and the future workplace!


Entrepreneurs like you are true visionaries. You lay awake at night thinking and planning. You scribble ideas down on napkins at lunch. You listen to personal development podcasts in the car pickup line.
You have a dream. Your dream.
But, you don't always have the time, know-how, or desire to design that dream.
Websites can be complicated, social media graphics can be tedious, and ensuring that all of that stays true to your brand can be stressful.
Hi, I'm Leona, your new Business Designer!
soup to nuts, beginning to end, idea to fruition.
I know you have a million other things to do than worry if the HEX color numbers on your website match the ones on your FB page cover photo.
I know you're putting out fires that don't have anything to do with taking a crash WordPress design course.
I know you're juggling all of your business responsibilities in addition to dropping kids off, making dinner, and stopping by the store.
How do I know all of that? Well, I'm an entrepreneur too! And try as we might, we are simply not capable of doing EVERYTHING.
When I realized that, and reached out for help in areas outside of my zone of genius, my business SKYROCKETED.
Since you're here, that's what your business is about to do, can you feel it?
Let me take some of the peas you're chasing around off your plate.
I'll pull all the aspects of your brand together so you can present a cohesive, powerful message to your clients.
I'll design your website, social media graphics, and marketing material so you can focus on your actual business.
I'll take you from frazzled fifth cup of coffee to pulled together herbal tea.
The bottom line is, it's time to let go of the back end tasks that frustrate you and focus on what you do best.
I'm passionate about helping other business owners reach their highest goals using my love for tech, design, and strategy.
I realize that not every business is the same, so my packages are not one-size-fits-all. In fact, they're fully customizable to you and your business.
So tell me, what is your dream?


^ Oscars complicated counting of Best Picture ballots explained. Goldderby.com. December 18, 2012 [February 25, 2013].
^ The Godfather Actor Carmine Caridi Says He Was Thrown Out of the Academy for Sharing VHS Screeners. PEOPLE.com. 2017-02-22 [2017-10-15] (美国英语).
^ An Actor's Personal Tale: I Was Thrown Out of the Academy for Sharing VHS Screeners. The Hollywood Reporter. [2017-10-15] (英语).
^ Barnes, Brooks. Harvey Weinstein Ousted From Motion Picture Academy. The New York Times. 2017-10-14 [2017-10-15]. ISSN 0362-4331 (美国英语).
^ Lartey, Jamiles; London, Edward Helmore David Batty in. Harvey Weinstein expelled from Academy over sexual assault allegations. The Guardian. 2017-10-14 [2017-10-15]. ISSN 0261-3077 (英国英语).
^ Film Academy Expels Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby. May 3, 2018.


Last year's dress looks an awful lot like this year's dress!
Whoops! I linked to the label and not the individual post. Am fixing.
I love Valentine's Day. I swear at least four people wished me Happy Valentine's Day before 10 a.m. Isn't that nice?
Was that all the way a year ago? I love last year's Valentine's Day dress. I have to admit, I am one of those horrible curmudgeons who has always hateloathedespized v-day for shoving in the face of singles that they are single. BUT, by some stroke of St. Valentine pushing me out of grumpus land, I ended up having my first date with my fella on that day. So now it's our anniversary, and I have a whole new outlook on it. Yes, it is a good day to let people know you love them. And that includes everyone in your life that you love. (In fact, my mom has always been really good about making a point to wish me happy vday.) Getting back to the dress, my main point is that when I saw your last year's dress, I instantly wanted to have one of the same to wear for my anniversary dress. Of course, I haven't done that. But still. The idea is there. And if I had that pattern, by the way, I would probably re-make it endlessly in different fabrics. It does seem just about perfect.
Oh, I LOVES that dress! So fun!Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy V-day.How about some winter dresses? Or maybe a coat. You often say something is too light for the weather; well, what isn't?
Not a dress but I have to tell you my Valentine story. Last year our dogs had puppies. We kept one and all the rest went to good homes. Then today, in the local paper was one of our puppies! Apparently her adopted family got divorced and she is without. I already have her dad and her brother. My son has her mom. I also have a cat and a turtle. Well, I told my husband she was at the shelter…and he said let's go get her. So we did. I even think she recognized us. They are holding her until 3:30 p.m.(we are both at work) and then she will be reunited with her canine and human family. Isn't that a a great (puppy) love story for Valentine's day?
This year I am having a happy valentines day! Later tonight I am going to drive 60 miles to see my boyfriend and throw rocks at his window. I hope I don't break anything. I would hold a boombox over my head too, but I don't want to disturb the neighbors, and I can't find one. But it will be fun and cheesy and hideously romantic!
Still deeply&completely coveting the heart dress a year later . .
Happy Valentines! Thanks so much for featuring my dress Erin! I've finally come to terms with the fact that it doesn't fit me and as much as I love just looking at it…it needs to be worn by someone fabulous!
I think my comment got eaten.I like Valentine's day, because you can let people know you care. Sure, in theory, you can do it any day, but people are less weird about a display of affection on a designated holiday, whether it be a card or candy or whatever.
Hey there! The dress from last year was BEAUTIFUL! I hope you didn't turn it into a skirt??The link to the article is broken, by the way, but I found it in their archives: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2007/Strike-a-Pose/ Gorgeous! Wi'n dwli ar y ffoto!!
I used v day as an excuse to wear my hot pink Luella for target dress. I kind of looked like a cupcake!


text:
MYLES – "YES" (Prod. By Young Jonn)
Ever since MYLES released his debut single "TETE", the song has been on the rise, the single has gained massive airplays and surpassed the 500,000 streams mark across all platforms, making him one of the most-talked about promising acts.
He makes a return with a new single titled "YES" a song carefully curated, produced and delivered to meet the standards of our listeners. On this song produced by YoungJonn, MYLES sings his heart out to the lady of his dreams as he promises her the world, just to make sure she is his for life.
The Tinny Entertainment signed artiste, proves his versatility, lyrical dexterity, vocal prowess and ability to deliver different sounds with "YES"; a calm, soothing song for lovers. Which is a shift away from TETE his debut single which is an up-tempo song made with the aim to make everybody "gbe body"
YES, is a song that speaks to the heart and will be thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who's had the opportunity to fall in love or are in love.
Listen, share and enjoy…
Download awesome YES wallpapers


Dominic Zapata has been mentioned or cited more than a dozen times throughout all the RSS channels we monitor. Especially, the channel 'Showbiz Portal' contains more than a dozen references to this person (or maybe different people with similar names) alone. As it's displayed on the chart below, Dominic Zapata was highly popular in January, 2017.


text:
Counter-mapping and ecologies of military power
Posted on January 23, 2017 by Derek Gregory
Just caught up with Ecologies of Power by Pierre Bélanger and Alexander Arroyo (MIT Press), which – as the subtitle reveals – is a fascinating countermapping of the Pentagon's logistical landscapes and military geographies:
This book is not about war, nor is it a history of war. Avoiding the shock and awe of wartime images, it explores the contemporary spatial configurations of power camouflaged in the infrastructures, environments, and scales of military operations. Instead of wartime highs, this book starts with drawdown lows, when demobilization and decommissioning morph into realignment and prepositioning. It is in this transitional milieu that the full material magnitudes and geographic entanglements of contemporary militarism are laid bare. Through this perpetual cycle of build up and breakdown, the U.S. Department of Defense –the single largest developer, landowner, equipment contractor, and energy consumer in the world – has engineered a planetary assemblage of "operational environments" in which militarized, demilitarized, and non-militarized landscapes are increasingly inextricable.
In a series of critical cartographic essays, Pierre Bélanger and Alexander Arroyo trace this footprint far beyond the battlefield, countermapping the geographies of U.S. militarism across five of the most important and embattled operational environments: the ocean, the atmosphere, the highway, the city, and the desert. From the Indian Ocean atoll of Diego Garcia to the defense-contractor archipelago around Washington, D.C.; from the A01 Highway circling Afghanistan's high-altitude steppe to surveillance satellites pinging the planet from low-earth orbit; and from the vast cold chain conveying military perishables worldwide to the global constellation of military dumps, sinks, and scrapyards, the book unearths the logistical infrastructures and residual landscapes that render strategy spatial, militarism material, and power operational. In so doing, Bélanger and Arroyo reveal unseen ecologies of power at work in the making and unmaking of environments—operational, built, and otherwise—to come.
Here is the legendary Claude Raffestin on the project:
Among its remarkable achievements, Ecologies of Power offers a new way of analyzing and representing the complex apparatus commonly called 'war' through its military infrastructures, logistical territories, and the material, energetic, informational, and financial flows that make and move through them. Deftly traversing a multitude of scales and landscapes, the book mobilizes a vast body of transdisciplinary work on the complex subject of power and its modes of spatial and semiotic representation. This ambitious and long-awaited volume is an essential reference for all scholars across the arts and sciences whose work aims to rethink how we engage—and disengage from—contemporary forms of conflict.
You can get an illustrated preview from Regine at We make money not war here. She lists the book's five core case studies:
The first case study is Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean. Strategically located between East Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, the atoll is a vital anchor for the Afghanistan campaign and for supplying US naval forces with fuel.
A second case looks at the high number of blast trauma and death from improvised explosive devices in the Helmand Valley and investigates the intimate connections between the use of IED by local groups and the production and movements of opium.
The third case study… looks at nutritional politics and at DoD's surveys of rare earths and other high-volume minerals in the territories the U.S. attempts to control.
A fourth case study explores the complexities and 'indeterminacies' inherent to technological systems such as drones.
The last case study zooms in on Washington D. C.'s landscape of defense apparatus.
The images I've used here are from the Graham Foundation's webpage on the project.
This entry was posted in books, cartography, late modern war, logistics, USA and tagged Alexander Arroyo, militarism, Pentagon, Pierre Bélanger by Derek Gregory. Bookmark the permalink.
3 thoughts on "Counter-mapping and ecologies of military power"
Pingback: A landscape of interferences | geographical imaginations
Pierre Bélanger on February 6, 2017 at 07:17 said:
Thank you for your support and kind words Derek!
Pierre & Alexander
Pingback: A must read: Ecologies of Power – Politics of Missing-ness


text:
Q: Transform a 9x9 list so that each row contains the 3x3 block This is my solution which works, but there probably is a better way to write this.
Basically I have a list with 9 rows each containing 9 elements, representing a 9x9 sudoku as seen in the example. I want to tranform that list so that each row corresponds to the 3x3 blocks in a sudoku
How can I improve this?
-- returns 9 rows that corresponds to the 3x3 blocks in a sudoku
-- splits the list, transposes, concats, and then combines into 9 rows
all3x3blocks :: [Block] -> [Block]
all3x3blocks b = combineList (concat (transpose (splitList b)))

-- splits up each of the 9 rows into 3 parts with 3 elements in each
splitList :: [Block] -> [[Block]]
splitList b = [mySplit 3 x | x <- b ]

-- splits a list into n sized lists
mySplit :: Int -> Block -> [Block]
mySplit _ [] = []
mySplit n list = firstSplit : (mySplit n rest)
  where
    (firstSplit,rest) = splitAt n list

-- combines a split row, by combining 3 parts into 1 row with 9 elements
combineList :: [Block] -> [Block]
combineList [] = []
combineList list = concat(split) : combineList rest
    where (split, rest) = splitAt 3 list

type Block = [Maybe Int]

example :: [Block]
example =
    [ [Just 3, Just 6, Nothing,Nothing,Just 7, Just 1, Just 2, Nothing,Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Just 5, Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 1, Just 8, Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Nothing,Just 9, Just 2, Nothing,Just 4, Just 7, Nothing,Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 1, Just 3, Nothing,Just 2, Just 8]
    , [Just 4, Nothing,Nothing,Just 5, Nothing,Just 2, Nothing,Nothing,Just 9]
    , [Just 2, Just 7, Nothing,Just 4, Just 6, Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Nothing,Just 5, Just 3, Nothing,Just 8, Just 9, Nothing,Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Just 8, Just 3, Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 6, Nothing]
    , [Nothing,Nothing,Just 7, Just 6, Just 9, Nothing,Nothing,Just 4, Just 3]
    ]

-- Desired outcome after transformation
[[Just 3,Just 6,Nothing,Nothing,Just 5,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 9]
,[Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 4,Nothing,Nothing,Just 2,Just 7,Nothing]
,[Nothing,Nothing,Just 5,Nothing,Just 8,Just 3,Nothing,Nothing,Just 7]
,[Nothing,Just 7,Just 1,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 2,Nothing,Just 4]
,[Nothing,Just 1,Just 3,Just 5,Nothing,Just 2,Just 4,Just 6,Nothing]
,[Just 3,Nothing,Just 8,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 6,Just 9,Nothing]
,[Just 2,Nothing,Nothing,Just 1,Just 8,Nothing,Just 7,Nothing,Nothing]
,[Nothing,Just 2,Just 8,Nothing,Nothing,Just 9,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing]
,[Just 9,Nothing,Nothing,Nothing,Just 6,Nothing,Nothing,Just 4,Just 3]]

A: Essentially the same as you did, but I would write it as a pipeline:
sudokuClusters :: [[c]] -> [ [[c]] ]   -- note this is polymorphic: no reason
sudokuClusters =                       -- it should only work with `Maybe Int`!
      concat              -- gather 3×3-blocks from each triplet of rows
    . map transpose       -- combine cell-triplets that were vertical neighbours
    . splitsEach 3        -- partition rows
    . map (splitsEach 3)  -- partition each row

splitsEach :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]]
splitsEach _ [] = []
splitsEach n l = firstSplit : splitsEach n rest
 where (firstSplit, rest) = splitAt n l

An interesting, more general solution would be:
recluster :: (∀ x . [x] -> [[x]]) -> [[c]] -> [ [[c]] ]
recluster f = concatMap transpose . f . map f

sudokuClusters = recluster (splitsEach 3)